Machine for filling bottles and other vessels



April 18, 1933. H. v. NIELSEN 1,90 ,9

MACHINE FOR FILLING BOTTLES AND OTHER vESSELS Filed May 8. 1928 I 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 ,Jiwmv HE/NR/cH VALDEMHR NIELSEN, BY

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MACHINE FOR FILLING BOTTLES AND OTHER VESSELS Filed May 8. 1928 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 HEINRICH MILDEMAR Mass",

April 18, 1933. H.'V. NIELSEIN MACHINE FOR FILLING BOTTLES AND OTHER VESSELS Filed May 8. 1928 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 April 18, 1933. H. v. NIELSEN 1,904,924

MACHINE FOR FILLING BOTTLES AND OTHER VESSELS Filed May 8. 1928 v 5 Sheets-Sheet 4 01 Fig. 11.

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H. V. NIELSEN MACHINE FOR FILLING BOTTLES AND OTHER VESSELS 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed May 8. i928 Mum 5.,

Patented Apr. 18, 1933 v UNITED STATES P I E 1- HEINRICH VALDEMAR NIELSEN, or wns'r wHAIm; CARDIFF, sonrrr WALES, assrenon 'romIInHYeInNIc MANUFACTURES AND SUPPLIES comrnnrmm'rnn, onnonnon COUNTY, ENGLAND, A BRITISH COMPANY, 1 c u- .macnmn ronrrtnme norrtnsinnnornnnvnssnns Q 9 Application filed may a, 1328, Serial no. 276,146, and: in Great Britain my: 27.11927. I

{My invention relates to machines for fillingreceptacles with liquid, or with comminuted or ground drymaterials, the liquids 1y being typifiable' by'milk and the dry ma terial by sugar.

In accordance with this invention for a machine of the type described Iprovide a supply container, a measuring chamber provided with ports through'one of which said chamber is charged from said container and through anotherof which said chamber is discharged,me'ans' for cutting off" the supply of flowable material to said chamber, means for cutting 011: the discharge from said chamber, means for allowing the escape of air from the ineasuringchamber through the container when the measuringlchamber is being charged, other means leading from and forming a direct passage from the measuring chamber to the atmosphere from the commencement of dischargefmeans being provided whereby there is relativemovement between the measuringchambenand the means for cutting 011' the supply offiowable material. Furthermore an air duct may be provided in the top guide plate of said measuring chamber adapted to admit air to the chamber when dischargin'g a hole in the cover of the said chamber coming into communication therewith when the chamber is moved to discharge. V Y v The accompanying drawings illustrate va rious forms of machine made inaccordance with this invention.

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of one form; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a modified; form in part section; L

Fig. 3 is a partsectional elevation of a modified form;

'Fig, 4 is a horizontal section;

Fig. '5 is ,a'horizontal section of a modified form; V

Fig. 6'is Fig; 7 is a part-sectional elevation on lines 88 and 8CL 8a"lI1 Fig. 8 showing a modi fication, i

Fig.8 is a partplan of Fig. 7;

Fig.- 9 is apart plan of the bottom disc;

a parts'ectional elevation on line shown in Figs. 7 and 8 a Y matica'lly. v. r I 4 7 Fig.1? illustrates afurther modificatiomt The sameparts are indicatedlbythe"- same possible in figurejs" theports h, i form' a valve device.

Figs. l O'an d 11 illustrate a part-sectional elevation of a modification diagrammatiCalQ Fig. 12 illustrates' a modification diagram-f reference letters as far as 1 and-2ofthedrawing's, I- employ a' tan'k a for theflreception of preferably, the port a is of greater areathan 7f the port d, the larger port o being forthe passage of; milk and the smaller of forthe passage of air through 'an associated pipe 0! reaching to the top of'the't'a'nk. Lateral grooves fror admissionof air"arealso pro f h vided' in the guide" plate I b( In close slidin g. contact with the-bottom of the tank-f1 and in alignment with each row ofports-therein I arrange atop combined slidean'd' cover plate 'g, "flanges at" g toconstitute a slide valve. 1 In this plate or slide 1 furnish ports? 71. and ports 21 in pairscomplemental to the pairs of ports 10, Ad, respectively in the bottom of the tank, which in combination with Depending from the slide valve, and suit-- ably associated with it soas, tobe liquid and air tight and applied abouteachpair of I ports, I provide a measuringvessel or con tainer, having several measuring chambers la, which have. ports m for the discharge of allow oftheir communicating with the rightchambers lcinwhatever positionthelatter i may be. This container j'iS arranged in contactual slidingrelation' with a subjacent 0 terminating in nozzles 12 for establishing communicatlon between the measuring I the milk inbulk. -Th'e tank" is movably" sup milk. 'Ports c, d, h, z, are'so spaced'as'to bottom'guide ornozzle plate ahaving ports" links 14, 15 to an arm 16 of a lever which tles 9. Platform 22,. thus carries two sepabers k and therefore the pairs of ports 0, d associated with the upper end thereof. Thus the sliding plate 9 functions as a slide valve relatively to the nozzle plate at. The nozzle plate, n is jointly supported by the frame ofjthe tank and by the tank through the agency of suitably applied pressure. This is conveniently effected by providing ateach end of the nozzle plate a a bracket 11in which the end of the plateis. adapted to repose removably. Through each bracket 7 is passed a rods having one end adapted to engage and disengage thebottom of the tanka. The bracketr is adapted for the re.

ception ofa spring plate t and bar 6 suitably secured thereto provided. with apertur-es u for the, passage of the nozzles 19, the plate being secured to the rods by a nut o, and springs to on spring rests 112 being applied between the lower face of the nozzle platen and the upper faceof the bar t. The

slide valve 9, together with the interposed measuring vessels 7?, k, are adapted to be re-- ciprocated as a unit by hand mechanism ap- Lpliedatone end, this" suitably comprising a crank lever 00 pivoted at n, to the tank supporting'frame b and associated with a link y connected to a rod 2 joining the slide.

valve 9. r

.Inthe construction shown in Fig. 1,.

Lever azis pivotally connected at 18 by is'pivotally connectedat 17 to sleeve 18, sleeve 18 being fixed to the cross. member 19 of frame b. The other arm 20 of this lever slidably supports spindle 21 which passes slidably through sleeve 18. To the top of spindle 21 is secured the platform 22, which has two sections, the front section only be-.

ing shown in. Fig. 1,-which carries thexbotrate sets of bottles whichare so arranged as to lie one at a time below nozzles 20. The above mechanism serves to press the bottles into' contact with the nozzles. Spindlev 21 is also provided with a pinion 241 which engages with a rack 25 sliding in guides 26 on's leeve 18. One end of said rack 25 is pivotally attached at 27 to an arm 28 of a lever ivoted at 29 on frame b. The other arm 0 the lever is 30.

' The above mechanism serves to bring platcentric These arcuate channels 8 are preferably two in number and communicate with the 1101- low interior 9 of the nozzle shank. They are so shaped that they serve to projcet the discharging milk on to the side of the bottles q. The other set of channels 7 is preferably four in number and of circular cross section and gives communication between the external conical surface 10 ofthe nozzle and an annular cavity 11 in the'base of the cone and so to the exterior of the nozzle shank. These'cha-nnels 7 serve to permit of escape of airfrom the bottle 9 whilst milk is entering it.

Further to break up the discharging milk and prevent foaming, the nozzle head is provided with a detachable'closely fitting conical jacket of wire gauze (not shown).

A spring 13 is provided on the shank to with the aforesaid nozzle axis.

ensure the nozzle head being kept incontact with the bottle.

It willthus be seen that assuming the parts are assembled in the operative position, and the hand mechanism operated by levers 30 and m to bring the required bottles under the nozzles and tobring the ports h, 2', in the upper slide valve 9 into register with those 0, d in the bottom of the tank m, that communication will be established between the tank and the measuring vessels is, while the ports 0 in the plate or will be out ofregiste'r with the nozzles 29 associated with the bottles or receptacles g to be filled. v

In use the nozzle 39 is slipped into position on the machine, the bottleg placed thereunder and pressed into contact with the nozzle head 6 so as to centre properly. When the milk is allowedto discharge, it passes through the arcuate channels 8 and is broken up by the gauze cover 12 and flows down the sides of the bottles without foaming. The air escapes to the atmospherethrough the channels 7 provided for it as above described, and foam escaping is collected in the annular cavity 11 and drcps back into the bottle, thus keeping the exterior of the bottle free from milk.

When handle :0 is operated in a counter clock-wise direction as shown by arrow A (Fig, l) the measuring chambers 70 are slidden to the left and ports h,'z', come into communication with the ports 0, d and ports on are cut off from communication with nozzles 29. The pipes cl are partially filled with milk to the level of themilk supply in tank a owing to the rise of the milk therein during the interval between the filling of the container and the discharge into the bottle having taken place, when the delivery movement takes place,.this milk togetliei' vitli the main supply in tank a being cut off from vessels is on the movement of the measuringchambers to the position for discharge. The tank a is open to the atmosphere and The milk cannot escape from the chambers.

thus filling.

On operating handle .90 in a clockwise'direction to slide chambers 72 inthe direction of the arrow B (Fig. 1), ports it move from under ports a and so the milk. supply to chambers 70 from tank a is cut ofi. At the same time ports it come under grooves f,

which allows chambers .72. to communicate with the atmosphere, and air to enter. said chambers andports m come over'nozzles p. Since air can enter the; chambers in the milk escapes into the bottle'sg.

Itwill further be seen that when it is re-- quired to detach the measuring vessel with its associated slide 9, the terminal rods 8 are. released from the bottom of the tank i a' whereupon the spring plate 25 and nozzle plate It can be lowered to free theslide valves and the measuring vessels.

, In the form illustrated in F ig; 2, the main difference from the previous form resides in that half the measuring chambers fill whilst the other half empty, and the bottle platforms always remain under their respective measuring chambers? ;.The ports h, 2' in the bar 9 and the ports 0 in the barn are in this case arranged so that whilst for example, the right ,hand two chambers h (Fig. 2) have their bottom ports 0 closed and their top ports 7y, i open to the tank a and are, consequently filling, the lefthand-half containing two chambers (Fig. 2) have theirtopports 71,5 closed to the milk supply, and their bottom ports 0 open to thebottles and are consequently emptying. The ports h and grooves f acttogether in each half as in the previous example; I V

The platform 22, on' which the bottles stand is supported by springs 80 secured to brackets 31 which .are suitably secured to frame 6. The bottles are thus always kept spring pressed against the nozzles 19, but are easily removable by: hand. v

Handle isoperated as in the previous example to slide the measuring chambers so as to fill the bottles as required.

i In the foregoing examples, I have described the measuring vessels as being a :ljustable in a linear direction relatively to the bottom of the tank and the delivery nozzle plate,-;but I may adapt each measuring vessel to'be rotatable relatively thereto to effect the filling from the tank, and the subse quent delivery to the receptacle to befilled.

In all the following examples a vent pipe passing through the source of supply is employed and subsidiary airducts or. grooves are provided substantially as in the preced- 1ng examples. v i p 'Inthe modified-form illustrated in Figs.

3 and 4, the container 40 is adapted torotate about a vertical axis notshown, situated in the direction: of the arrow 41'. The bottom of thefcontainer is provided with :one orv moreenlargements 42 to each of which is v secured a disc 48gprovided' with aport 44,;

registering with the port 45 of container 40.. An air pipe 46is provided fora; purpose similar'to that described with reference to' the previous examples. a This pipe -is. disposed'in port 47 in-disc 43. The measuring vessel 48 is rotatably disposed on'spindle 49 which is non-rotatably secured to container.

40' and has its top formed by flanged disc 50 secured to vessel48 by. pins 51 and'which engages .rotatably with disc 43.- Portsj52,

53 are provided in disc '50 and are adapted to engage-:with ports .44, 47 in a certain.

position relative to discs 43 and 50. The

vessel 48' maybe divided into two'measuring chambers 54, *55, adapted to eontain,;sa y,"a

pintand a half pint, or any other-desired measure. Thesechambers can be alterna-,

tively'put in useby rotating and securing disc 50 so that ports 52,, 53 registerwith the requiredchamber; The bottoms of chambers 54, 55. are provided withports .56, 57

for a purpose hereinafter to be described.

Lugs 58, 59 are provided on the exterior of vessel 48 at places suitably, chosen for a purpose hereinafter totbe described. .The

bottom of;vessel"48 rests in fiangeddiscl 60" which is nonrotatably. secured to spindle'49.

Disc 60. is, provided with a port. 61Iinto which is secured. the hollow-stem of nozzle 62, which nozzle has a 'springfpressedhead 63 and isof the kind described with reference to-the previous examples, A spring 64 is provided to pressdiscs 50, 60, and ves sel 48into contact with the container 40 ,and prevent leakage. v l f l A projecting member 65 onsupport66 is secured to the machine-so as to engage with lug 58 and rotate vessel 48 in. a counter clockwise direction through an angle on about its'spindle49. Another similar mem;

her (not shownl'is provided on theOPPOsitel is.

side of vessel 48 toengage with lug 59, and rotate vessel '48 in a: clockwise direction through an angle a; about its i spindle 49. Ports 52, 53 and, 56 are ,so, arranged that when ports .52, ,53, communicate with ports v.44., 47,-then port 56 ;,doesnot communicatewith port 61; by rotationl of vessel 48 through an angle a-about its spindle 49, in acounterclockwise direction, port 56 is putinto communication? with port 61,-and ports 52,- 53 outof'communication with ports-44, 47. Rotationlo'f vessel-48,

about its spindle 49- in a. clockwise direction through. an angle a has-the contrary effect; .T-his'rotation through ,an angle win counterclockwise and'clockwise directions is respectively produced by contacts of projection 65 and lug 58 and of the other projection (not shown) and lug 59, which contacts are made by the rotation of container 40 about its axis. To avoid an air look when discharging grooves 67 are provided at suitable places in discs 53 and allow air to enter ves-. sel 48 when ports 52, 53 are out of communication with ports 45, 47. I

The operation of filling bottles with liquid, say, is substantially the same as that described with reference to the previous ex ample, the filling and emptying being controlled by the rotation of container 48 on its spindle 49.

Assuming the chamber 54 is full and the apparatus is leaving the position illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4, liquid will have risen in pipe 46 and the roller on member 65 will push the lug 58 back through an angle on in a counter-clockwise direction relative to the spindle 49 of the vessel 48. Consequently, vessel 48 revolves relative to plate 43 and ports 52 and 53 will be removed from registration with ports 44, 47 and therefore the fluid supply will be cut off. At the same time ports 56 and 61 are brought into register. Liquid thereupon flows from the chamber through nozzle head 63 into the bottle, air flowing simultaneously into chamber 54 through groove 67 By the time the chamber 54 is emptied the container 40 has travelled far enough round its axis for lug 59 to meet-the projection above described. (but not shown), which pushes it back through an angle or in a clockwisedirection. Vessel 48 revolves about plate 43 and by this motion takes port 56 out of register with port 61 and cuts oil the discharge of liquid. At the same time ports 52 and 53 come back into register with ports 44 and 47. The liquid from container 40 flows into chamber 54. The process is then repeated.

In the modified form of the invention illustrated by way of example in Figs. 5 and 6, I provide a measuring'vessel 70 having two equal measuring chambers 71, 72, adapted to contain a pint each say. This vessel 70 is disposed on a spindle 70 rotatably attached by a spring pressed disc to container 7 3, substantially as described with reference to the previous example. This cross-over construction is so designed however that whilst chamber 71 is filling, chamber 72 is tween container 7 3 and chamber 71. As ilsame time port 78' of chamber 71 registers with the port leading to the bottle under it and allows milk to fiow into the bottle While chamber 71 is cut off from ports 74, 75' in container 73, so that no milk can flow into it. On rotation of vessel 70 about its axis the action is reversed, that is to say chamber 71 is filled and chamber 72 is emptied. .Thus the total time of filling and discharge of a measuring chamber is halved. This is very useful where the bottles are supplied by a travelling band which travels at the same rate velocity as theciroumferential velocity of container 73. The'reciprocation of vessel 70 on its spindle'maybe eifected'by suitable lugs thereon engaging with suitable projection in the machine, as

described with reference to the previous example.

Assuming that the apparatus is in the position illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6, in which chamber 71 is emptying and chamber 72 is filling, as the liquid flows outof chamber 71 by ports 7 8, 79, which are in register, air flows into said chamber 71 by groove 76 and channel 7 6. At the same time chamber 72 is filling with liquid from container 73 owing to ports 74 and 75 registering with channels 76, 77, and air flowing out of cham ber 72 by tube 70 t Y I In the modification illustrated in Figs. 7, 8 and 9, the device generally resembles that described'with reference to Figs. 5 and 6.

In this case however there areno. cross over ports at the top of the measuring vessel 80. The supply ports 81 and 82 are disposed centrally of the equal measuring chambers 83 and 84. Supply port 84 in the main container is so arranged that when it communicates with port 81 in measuring chamber 83, it is out of communication withport' 82 in measuring chamber 84. The alternate communications are established by the reciprocation of vessel 80 on its axis. The manner of-and means for discharging air from the necessary vessels is substantially the sameas hereinbefore described; similarly with regard to the reciprocation of vessel 80 on its axis. The alternate discharge is effectedthrough ports 85, 86, in the measuring chambers and channels 87, 88 in the.

flanged supporting disc 89, saidchannels 1 leading to a common delivery duct 90.

Channels 87, 88, at their upper ends turn inwards to the axis of the measuring vessel, and ports 85, 86, are so'disposed that when port 85 is in communication channel 87, the other port 86 is out of communication with.

its channel 88, the angular displacement 0f ports 85, 86, with respecttoithe aXisHSO of vessel 80,-eifectingthe change in supplyto vessels 83, 84, and discharge therefrom.

Assuming the apparatu'sis in the position.

the same time air enters chamber 84 througha slmllar groove (not shown) as liquld discharges from said chamber 84: through port 86 and channel 88 to discharge duct 90.

In one form of this modifiedstructure, as illustrated in Fig. 10, I recess the upper end of the measuring vessel 90 to embrace a circular enlargement 91 at the bottom of the tank 92 and th e lower end I screw into a disc 98 rotatably' mounted in a disc fur.- nished with a nozzle '94 for filling the re ceptacle. The discs and the two ends of the measuring vessel are-provided with ports as, and for, the"purposementioned' in the other example, and the assembly of the re spective parts is maintained through the agency of springs substantially as described in connection with the otherexample, that is to say each nozzle disc isengaged bya common bar, which is connected to the tank bottom through the agency of rods and springs applied between the endsof the rods .and the face of the bar. The several measuring vessels are simultaneously operated to establish the communication 'with'thetank on the one hand, and with the receptacle to be filled on the other hand, this being ac complished by hand mechanism comprising a rod or lever engaging arms provided on the measuring vessels, the respective arms being suitably provided at'the lower ends of the measuring vessels. a V

In another form of rotatable arrangement of themeasuring vessels 100, as in Figs. 11 and 12, I, instead of positioningthem vertically, mount'them horizontally. In this case I construct the bottom ofthe tank 101 and the nozzle plate 102much aslinthe first described example, and 'I-recess the bottom' of the tank and the topof the. nozzle plate about the respective ports so as to form seats 103, 104C, in which the measuring ves'zsel is positioned, the body of the vessel being suitablyfianged to engage the sides ofthe tank bottom' and thenozzle plate and the body being portedto agree with. the ports in the tank bottom and the nozzle plate. The nozzle plateis maintained in position as in the other examples-,that is through the agency of dependingrods and springs.

All the measuringvessels 1 may be operated simultaneously or one row may be operated-so that whilethe measuring vessels: are filling, those of an adjacent row or rows maybe delivering. n

In the modification illustratedgin Fig. 13,

driving the machine, for example, electric one or -more: measuring chambers 100 1 are slidably' attached toamain container which v s adapted to rotate about an axis. The

:main container and the measuring chamber-or chambers are provided with ports suitably disposed for i-supply and. discharge, substantially in the manner de-.

scribed -with reference to the previous examples. The reciprocation'of'the measuring chamber lQO is produced by engagement of projections 'orrollers 101" on'the I said chambers with cam memberslOQ" suitabiy disposed on the machine in the path-of the said measuring chamber orqchambersb The cam members or grooves may-be on the chambers and the. projections or rollers on the machine. By the reciprocationisthus. produced the alternate registration of ports between the main. container and the measuring vessels, and between the measuring vessels and the bottles. V ;j I There is no compression of air. A-meas-r V uring container gives predetermined quantities bystrik'e measure. All parts having tendency to leak are Aunder direct spring pressure. The tops of'the measuring chambers are domed as illustrated in order that all bubbles 0r foam may be brought immediately under the air outlet. i Y

the joints are of the metal to metal variety obviating the use of packings..

Any suitable power may 'be-employedj for power, 1

to secure by Letg V What I claim and desire ters Patent is a s f1. For a machine for filling bottles and othervesselswith liquid and other flowable I material, a supply container,-' a measuring 105 chamber provided with ports throughone of which said chamber is chargedfroin said container and through anotherof which} said chamber is discharged, means for cutting of]? the supply of floWable-fmaterialto said cham her, means for cutting off the'dischargefrom sa1d chamber, means for allowin theescape of air from the measuring "chamber,

through the container whenfthe measuri g chamber is being charged, other means lead; ing from and forming a direct passage from the. measuring chamber to the atmosphere from the commencement ofdischarge,means being provided whereby there is relative movement between the measuring chamber and the means for cutting off the supplyiof flow-able material. U V

2. For. a machine forfilling-bottlesf and othervessels with liquid: andother 'flowable material, a supply c'ontainer, interchange.- '1 5 V able measurlng chambers of-different sizes provided with ports through some OfiWhlCh said chambers are charged "from the eon,- tainer and through others of whichthey are discharged, meansioncutting off-thesupply In every instance it will be-seenthat all 95 of fiowable material to said chambers, means for cutting ofi' the discharge from said chambers, means for allowing the escapeof air from the measuring chambers through thecontainer when the measuring chambers are bein charged, a subsidiary air conduit leading ,rom andforming a direct air passage from the discharging measuring chamber to the atmosphere from the commencement of discharge. v 1 i ,3. For a machine for filling bottles and other vessels with liquid and other fiowable material, a supply container, a measuring chamber provided with ports through one of which said chamber gis charged from said container, and through another of which said chamber is'discharged, a slide valve device for cutting off the supply of fiowable material to said chamber, means for operating said slide valve device, means for cutting ofi the discharge from said chamber, a, pipe for the escape of air from the measuring chamber through the container, said 7 pipe forming an air exit when the measur- .25

ing chamber is being, charged, and means for delivering accurately measured quantities of fiowable material independently of the fiowable material which may be in the a pipe.

- 4; For a machine for filling bottles-and other vessels with liquid and other fiowable material, a supply container, measuring chambers provided with ports through which said chambers are charged from said container and with ports through which they are discharged, a. slide valve device for cutting off the supply of fiowable material to said chambers, means for operating said slidevalve device, means for cutting oil the discharge from said chambers, pipes for the escape of air from the measuring chamhers through the container, said pipes forming air exits when the measuring chambers are being charged, subsidiary air conduits leading from and forming direct air passages from the measuring chambers tothe atmosphere from the commencement of discharge,"inlet ports, valves and cutting oil means being so arranged that a measuring chamber is being charged when another is being discharged.

'5. For a machine for filling bottles and other vessels with liquid and other fiowable material, a supply container, measuring chambers provided with ports through which said chambers are charged from said container and with ports through which they are discharged, a slide valve device for cutting off the supply of fiowable material through said chambers, means for cutting off the discharge from said chambers, pipes for the escape of air from the measuring chambers through the source of supply, said pipes forming air exits when the measuring chambers are being charged, subsidiary air conduits leading from and forming direct air passages from the measuring chambers from the commencement of discharge of said chambers, and means whereby there is relative reciprocatory movement between the measuring chambers and the valve device during operation of the machine.

6. For a machine for filling bottles and other vessels with liquid and other fiowable material, a supply container, a measuring chamber of the capacity to be measured,

said measuring chamber being provided with ports through one of which said chamber is charged from said container and through another of which said chamber is discharged,

a slide valve device for cutting off the supply of fiowable material to said chamber, means for operating said slide valve device, means for cutting off the discharge/from said chamber, a pipe for the escape-of air 4 from the measuring chamber through the 7 source of supply when the measuring cham her is being charged,,a subsidiary air leading from and forming a direct air passage to the atmosphere from said chamber from container and through another of which said chamber is discharged, means for cutting olfthe supply of fiowable material to said chamber, means for cutting off the discharge from said chamber, a pipe for the escape of 'air from the measuring chamber through the source of supply, said pipe forming an air exit when the. measuring chamber is being charged, and a subsidiary air conduit leading from and forming a directpassage from the measuring chamber to the atmosphere from the commencement of discharge, means being provided whereby there is relative movement between the measuring chamber and the means for cutting olf the-supply of liquid and other fiowable material.

8. For a'machinefor filling bottles and other vessels with liquid and other fiowable material, a supply container, measuring chambers provided with ports through which said chambers are charged from the container and with ports through which they are discharged, a slide valve device for cutting off the supply of fiowable material. to said chambers, 'means for operating said slidevalve device, means for cutting off the discharge from said chambers, pipes for the ing direct air passages fromthe measuring 7 chambers to the atmosphere from the commencement 50f discharge, means being proother vessels with liquid and other flowable' vided whereby there is direct spring pressure on all joints prone to leakage.

9. For a machine for filling bottlesiand other vessels with liquid and other flowablc material, a supply container, a reciprocatory measuring chamber of the capacity to be measured and provided with'ports through one of which said chamber is charged'trom said container and through another ofwhich said chamber is discharged and means-"for reciprocating said chambers, a slide valve device for cutting off the supply of flowable material to said chamber, means for cutting off the discharge from said chamber, a pipe for the escape of air from the measuring chamber through the source of supply when the measuring chamber is being. charged, and a subsidiary air conduit leading from and forming a direct passage from the measuring chamber to the atmosphere from the commencement of discharge.

10. For a machine for filling bottles and vice for cutting off the supply of flowable' material to said chambers, means for operating said slide valve device, means for cutting off the discharge from said chambers, pipes for the escape of air from the measuring chambers through the source of supply when the measuring chambers are being charged, subsidiary air conduits in said plate leading from and forming direct air passages from the measuring chambers to the atmosphere from the commencement of discharge. t I

11. For a machine for filling bottles and material, a supply container, a rotatable measuring chamber provided with ports through one of which said chamber is charged from said container and through another of which said chamber is dis charged, a slide valve device for cutting off the supply of fiowable material through said chamber, means for operating said slide valve device, means for cutting ofi the discharge from said chamber, a pipe for the escape of air from the measuring chamber through the source of supply when the measuring chamber is being charged, and a sub sidiary air conduit leading from and form ing adirect passage from the measuring chamber to the atmosphere vfrom the commencement of discharge.

12. For a machine for filling bottles and" other vessels with liquid and other flowable material, a supplycontainer, rotatable measi -i uring chambers of different sizes provided with ports through some of which said chambers are charged from thecontainer and through others of whichv they are dis,- charged, a slide valve device for cutting-off theisupply of flowable 'material to; said chambers, 'means for operating said] slide valve device, means for-cutting off the dis,-

charge from said chambers, pipes forv the escape of air fromthe measuringchambers through thesource of supply when the measuringchambers are beingcharged, and subsidiary air conduits leading from and forming direct-air passages from the measuring chambers to theiatmosphere from thelcommencement of discharge 13.,For; a machine for filling bottlesand other vessels with liquid and other flowable material, a supply container, rotatable. measuring chambers provided with cross over ports-whereby oneofI said chambers is charged from the container whilstanother of said chambers is ;being discharged, a' slide valve device for cutting ofl the supply of iiowable material through vsaid chambers,

means for operatingsaid slide -valve device, means for cutting ofl -the 'dlscharge, from Sitld chambers, pipes for the escape ofalr "from the measuring. chambers throughthe source of supply, said pipes forming air eX its when the measuring chambers are being charged, and subsidiary air conduits leading from and 'forming'direct air passagesfrom the measuring chambers from the com} mencement of dischargeofsaid chambers.

14.'For a machine. for filling bottles'and other vesselswith liquid and o ther fiowable 7 material, a supply container, ar measuring chamber witha top ofless diameter than 7' thebo'dy' of the chamber, said measuring chamber being provided with ports through one of which said chamber is charged from thecontainer and throughanother of which saidchamber is discharged, atslide valve device for cutting of the supply of flowable" material tosaid chamber, means for operatingsaid slide valve device, means'for cutting off the dischargefrom-said chamber,

a pipefor the escape ofair from themeas- I 'uring chamberthrough the source of supply when the measuring chamber is being charged, and asubsidiary air conduit leading from and forming a direct air passage to the atmosphere from said chamber from the commencement of discharge. j

M15; Fora machine for filling bottles andother vessels with liquid andmtheirflowable material, a supply container, rotatable interchangeable measuring chambers of drfierent sizes-provided with portsthroughsome of which said chambers are charged fromthe i container and through others of which they oil the discharge from said chambers, pipes forthe escape of air-from the measuring chambers through the source of supply, said pipes forming air exits when the measuring chambers are being-charged, and subsidiary air conduits leading from and forming direct air passages from the measuring chambers from the commencementof discharge of said chambers. 7

16. For a machine for filling bottles'and other vessels with liquid and other fiowable material, a supply container, a measuring chamber, said measuring chamber being provided with ports through one of which said chamber is charged from said container and through another of which said chamber is discharged, a receptacle holder, a slide valve for cutting off the supply of fiowable material to said chamber, means for operating said slide valve and said holder simultaneously, means for cutting off the discharge from said chamber, a pipe for the escape of air from the measuring chamber through the source of supply when the measuring chamber is being charged, and a subsidiary air conduit leading from and forming a direct air passage to the atmospherefrom said chamber from the commencement of discharge. I

17 For a machine for filling bottles and other vessels with liquid and other flowable material, a supply container, rotatable measuring chambers provided with centrally disposed supply ports through which said chambers are charged from said container and with ports through which they are discharged, a common discharge through which said ports discharge, a slide valve device for cutting 01? the supply of flowable material through said chambers, means for operating said slide valve device, means for cutting off the discharge from said chambers, pipes for the escape of air from the measuring chambers through the source of supply, said pipes forming air exits when the measuring chambers are being charged, and subsidiary air conduits leading from and forming direct air passages from the measuring chambers from the -commencement of discharge of said chambers.

' 18. For a machine for filling bottles and other vessels with liquid and other flowable material, a supply container, a rotatable cylindrical measuring chamber of a capacity suflicient to contain the full quantity of the material to be measured, said measuring chainberbeing provided with ports through one of which saidchamber is charged from the container and through another of which said chamber is discharged, a slide valve for conduit from said chamber from the commencement of discharge.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

HEINRICH VALDEMAR NIELSEN.

cutting off the supply of flowable material j to said chamber, means for operating the slide valve, means for cutting off the dis charge from said chamber, a pipe for the escape of air from the measuring chamber 

